The American Bar Association (ABA) on Wednesday filed an amicus curiae brief urging the federal district court in Arizona to block the enforcement of the state's controversial immigration law . The brief was...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions. A voter challenged the passing of a referendum banning both same-sex marriages and civil...
The EU agreed Monday to give the US access to bank data in order to track the finances of suspected terrorists. Under the agreement, the US can use the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program to access information from...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday formally apologized to the families of the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing for the government's failure to prevent the attack. The apology comes...
The Kenyan Interim Independent Constitutional Dispute Resolution Court ruled Wednesday that prisoners of sound mind will be allowed to vote in a referendum on the country's proposed constitution . Kenya's current constitution bans convicts...
US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder returned to the US Tuesday after spending 21 days in a Rwandan prison. Upon his return, Erlinder stated his belief that had he not requested...
The Netherlands Rotterdam District Court on Thursday sentenced a group of Somali pirates to five years in prison for hijacking a cargo ship registered in the Netherlands...
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal filed on behalf of former Rwandan Armed Forces Colonel Tharcisse Renzaho . Renzaho was...
Spanish Justice Minister Francisco Caamano said Tuesday that the Spanish government plans to introduce legislation to ban the Islamic burqa in public places. The measure will be included in Spain's Religious Freedom...
New York City reached a settlement Thursday with the 10,000 rescue and cleanup workers who became sick or injured from responding to the 9/11 attacks . The agreement follows two failed settlement attempts between...
